Math Arguments
Problems, Questions, and Puzzles to spark discussion and argument in the maths classroom.
What do the Lines Mean?
Here's the paper cutter at school. You can see the white corner-shapes that are for common paper sizes. Some are for International paper sizes,
What do those diagonal lines do?
Why are they there?
What other mathematical aspects of this caught your attention? What do you wonder about the situation?
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Source:
T.R.Milne
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Noticing and wondering is a tool to help students:
- Understand the story, the quantities, and the relationships in the problem.
- Understand what the problem is asking and what the answer will look like. Have some ideas to begin to solve the problem.
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Noticing and wondering is a tool to help students:
- Understand the story, the quantities, and the relationships in the problem.
- Understand what the problem is asking and what the answer will look like. Have some ideas to begin to solve the problem.
More Here at NCTM
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